LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Police are searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-run that left a woman dead in Louisville's Southside neighborhood on Sunday night.
Around 11 p.m., Louisville Metro Police responded to a motor vehicle collision involved a moped in the 100 block of Cambridge Drive, near Iroquois park, according to an LMPD news release.
Investigators believe the driver of a red pickup truck was traveling eastbound on Cambridge Drive when it collided head on with a moped that was traveling westbound on Cambridge Drive.
Officials say the impact of the crash caused the moped to leave the roadway and stop in the grassy area on the side of the road.
The driver of the pickup truck failed to stop and render aid to the woman driving the moped, now identified as 70-year-old Deborah Richardson. LMPD said the driver continued westbound on Cambridge Drive.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) pronounced Richardson dead at the scene.
Tuesday, family members spoke to WHAS11, saying they hope LMPD finds the person responsible.
"It's what she would do, it's how she would handle things, it's how she would expect me to handle things," Richardson's daughter Lynn Lockhart said. "My biggest goal in all this is to find that person so they can be brought to justice."
Lockhart said the street is a frequent cut through from the surrounding streets, like Southside Drive.
"Much, much too fast, all the time, always," she said of drivers. "When all the kids were little we had to be watchful and mindful because people have always gone through so quickly."
Much of Lockhart's family lives nearby. Tuesday, they're remembering Richardson, described as a woman who loved endlessly, often keeping clothes in her home for those in need and feeding people in the community.
"If you needed the shirt off her back she would give it to you and she had always been that way," Lockhart said.
She said her mom also helped people get into treatment for addiction, a mission Richardson made a priority because of a family connection.
"It makes me feel very happy she was able to do that and find peace in doing that, but also it breaks my heart because now whose going to help them?" Lockhart said.
Lockhart said she's planning the best way to honor her mother's legacy and lay her to rest. Part of that, she said, is continuing to push for answers about what happened.
"I don't want it to just be 'oh there was a tragedy on this street,' and then something else happens and nobody remembers who she was and what she did for people," Lockhart said.
LMPD's Traffic Unit is handling this hit-and-run investigation. If anyone was in the area at the time or may have information, you're asked to call LMPD's anonymous tip line at (502) 574-5673 or utilize LMPD's Crime Tip Portal online.
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